RepliWeb Deployment Suite (RDS) Version 2.2.a Mission Critical Cross-Platform Directory Replication For Windows and UNIX User Guide For Windows and UNIX operating systems using TCP/IP protocol RepliWeb, Inc. RDS Version 2.2.a User Guide Copyright © 2004 RepliWeb® Inc., All Rights Reserved The information in this manual has been compiled with care, but RepliWeb, Inc. makes no warranties as to its accuracy or completeness. The software described herein may be changed or enhanced from time to time. This information does not constitute a commitment or representation by RepliWeb and is subject to change without notice. The software described in this document is furnished under license and may be used and/or copied only in accordance with the terms of this license and the End User License Agreement. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the express written consent of RepliWeb, Inc. Windows, Windows NT and Windows XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and/or other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of Bell Laboratories licensed to X/OPEN. Any other product or company names referred to in this document may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Please direct correspondence or inquiries to: RepliWeb, Inc. 351 S Cypress Road, Suite 402 Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 USA Telephone: 954.946.2274 Fax: 954.958.9787 Sales & General Information: [email protected] Documentation: [email protected] Technical Support: [email protected] Website: http://www.repliweb.com Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1. The RepliWeb Family of Products .................................................................... 1 1.2. About the User Guide ......................................................................................... 2 2. Overview................................................................................................................... 3 2.1. General Concepts................................................................................................ 3 2.2. Functional Description........................................................................................ 4 2.3. Architecture......................................................................................................... 5 2.4. Replication Examples ......................................................................................... 8 2.5. Replication Features.......................................................................................... 11 2.6. Replication Process........................................................................................... 16 3. Creating a Replication Job: GUI ......................................................................... 18 3.1. Connecting Via the RDS Console GUI ............................................................ 19 3.2. Job Definition.................................................................................................... 22 3.3. Job Properties.................................................................................................... 25 3.3.1. Replication General Tab ........................................................................... 25 3.3.2. Logic Tab.................................................................................................. 28 3.3.3. Transfer Tab.............................................................................................. 31 3.3.4. Performance Tab....................................................................................... 35 3.3.5. Execution Tab ........................................................................................... 39 3.3.6. On Exit Tab............................................................................................... 41 3.3.7. Exclude Tab .............................................................................................. 44 3.3.8. Setting Permissions Tab............................................................................ 46 3.3.9. Links Tab [UNIX Only]............................................................................ 49 3.3.10. Advanced Properties Tab.......................................................................... 50 3.3.11. Purge Policy Tab....................................................................................... 53 3.4. Preview Window.............................................................................................. 54 3.5. Options Window ............................................................................................... 56 3.6. Scheduling Jobs ................................................................................................ 59 3.7. Controller Management .................................................................................... 61 3.7.1. Information Tab ........................................................................................ 61 3.7.2. Hosts Tab .................................................................................................. 62 3.7.3. Scheduler Tab ........................................................................................... 64 3.7.4. Manage Email Configuration Tab ............................................................ 66 3.7.5. User Definition Tab .................................................................................. 67 3.7.6. Security Rules Tab.................................................................................... 70 3.7.7. License Tab............................................................................................... 75 3.7.8. Management Execution Tab ..................................................................... 76 3.8. Using Templates ............................................................................................... 77 3.9. Using Containers............................................................................................... 78 4. Monitoring and Control........................................................................................ 80 4.1. Console Elements.............................................................................................. 80 4.2. Menus & Toolbars ............................................................................................ 83 4.3. The Job Flow and Controller Status Bars ......................................................... 85 Table of Contents RDS v. 2.2.a 4.4. View Preferences .............................................................................................. 86 5. Creating a Replication Job: CLI.......................................................................... 87 5.1. Introduction....................................................................................................... 87 5.2. RDS Commands ............................................................................................... 90 5.2.1. Cross Platform Formats and Escaping...................................................... 91 5.3. General Qualifiers............................................................................................. 92 5.3.1. Output Control Qualifiers ......................................................................... 92 5.3.2. Controller Connection Qualifiers.............................................................. 92 5.3.3. Satellite Connection Qualifiers................................................................. 93 5.4. General Commands........................................................................................... 95 5.4.1. Help Command ......................................................................................... 95 5.4.2. Information Command.............................................................................. 96 5.4.3. Set Command............................................................................................ 98 5.4.4. Scramble Command.................................................................................. 99 5.5. Job Definition Commands .............................................................................. 100 5.5.1. Job Definition Qualifiers......................................................................... 100 5.5.2. Performance/Throughput Qualifiers ....................................................... 101 5.5.3. Recovery Qualifiers ................................................................................ 105 5.5.4. Reporting Qualifiers................................................................................ 105 5.5.5. Replication Level Time Tolerance Qualifiers......................................... 106 5.5.6. Links Qualifiers ...................................................................................... 106 5.5.7. Replication Logic Qualifiers................................................................... 107 5.5.8. Transfer Integrity Qualifiers ................................................................... 108 5.5.9. Permission Qualifiers.............................................................................. 111 5.5.10. Transfer Qualifiers.................................................................................. 113 5.5.11. Execution Qualifiers ............................................................................... 114 5.5.12. Exit Procedure Qualifiers.......................................................................